Francis Gledhill
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1853–1855 | 1st | New Plymouth | Independent | |
| 1865–1866 | 3rd | Omata | Independent | |
Francis Ullathorne Gledhill (1803 – 2 October 1882) was a New Zealand politician.
He was born in 1803 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, and came to New Zealand in 1844, settling in New Plymouth and opening a shop and the first tanning works in the area.[1] He served in the first and third Parliaments, representing New Plymouth in the former and Omata in the latter.[2] Between his two terms in office, he was a volunteer in the First Taranaki War.
He died in New Plymouth on 2 October 1882,[3] and was buried at Te Henui Cemetery.[4]
Further reading
- Some of Gledhill's papers may be found within Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. in New Plymouth. Much of this material is military in subject matter, referring to his service in the First Taranaki War. See Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Town of New Plymouth 1853–1855 |
Succeeded by William Richmond |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Omata 1865–1866 |
Succeeded by Arthur Samuel Atkinson |
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